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The lab of Andrew Straw studies neural circuits and behavior at the University of Freiburg, Germany. By developing advanced technical systems such as virtual reality arenas, they investigate the mechanistic basis of visual behaviors such as navigation in Drosophila.

Andrew Straw - Positions, awards and degrees

since 2016	Professor, Institute of Biology I & Member, Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Germany
2021-2026	Volkswagen Foundation (VolkswagenStiftung), Momentum Program, BeeTracked
2012-2017	ERC Starting Grant FlyVisualCircuits
2010-2015	IMP Fellow, Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna, Austria
2004-2010	Postdoc, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
2004	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide, Australia
1997	Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, University of Southern California, USA

link to Andrew Straw's full CV

Our work on YouTube

Posts

22 Nov 2023 » lab portrait, fall 2023
09 Feb 2023 » Job: Scientist (postdoc) in neuroethology of insect navigation (f/m/d)
07 Feb 2023 » lab portrait, winter 2023
20 Sep 2021 » BeeTracked: High-performance and robust outdoor insect tracking for all
26 Mar 2021 » Postdoctoral research fellow in Opto-Electronics for Bee Tracking
10 Jul 2020 » lab portrait, summer 2020
14 May 2019 » lab portrait, spring 2019
08 May 2019 » Fellowship Awards to Gaburro, Titova, Vo Doan
07 May 2019 » Teaching
21 Aug 2017 » FreemoVR published
16 Aug 2017 » Animal Tracking and VR Bootcamp, 23-27 Oct 2017
20 Jan 2016 » Moving to the University of Freiburg, Germany
02 Mar 2015 » Neuron catalog software released
13 Nov 2014 » Fly figure and background responses from a single pathway?
22 Jul 2014 » lab portrait, summer 2014
25 May 2014 » the Fly Mind Altering Device
23 May 2014 » Karin Panser wins first prize in Huygens Image Contest 2013
25 Sep 2013 » lab portrait, autumn 2013
19 Apr 2013 » lab portrait, spring 2013
12 Mar 2012 » lab portrait, spring 2012
29 Nov 2011 » lab portrait, autumn 2011
10 Nov 2011 » high-level visual behavior grant funded by the WWTF
05 Nov 2011 » augmented reality - computing the OpenGL projection matrix from intrinsic camera parameters
19 Aug 2011 » lab portrait, summer 2011
14 Aug 2011 » upcoming conferences
23 Mar 2011 » the Grand Unified Fly (GUF) model

In the News

13 Aug 2022 » Moskito sucht Haut: Was zieht die Stechmücken an? Badische Zeitung
11 Sep 2018 » Science and Culture: Raw data videos offer a glimpse into laboratory research Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
3 Aug 2018 » Virtual reality: enabling new kinds of animal studies BioTechniques
25 Aug 2017 » Virtual Reality to study animals' behavior Science in Action, BBC World Service
23 Aug 2017 » What we can learn from immersing mice, fruit flies and zebrafish in VR The Verge
21 Aug 2017 » Virtual Reality - Forscher bauen holodeck für Maus und Fisch studium.at
18 Sep 2014 » Hot Stuff! Lab Times (pages 30-31)
1 Jul 2014 » Optogenetics Turns 10 BioTechniques
27 Jun 2014 » The author file: Andrew Straw Nature Methods
2 Jun 2014 » Flies should fear FlyMAD Science Buzz
1 Jun 2014 » Laser-guided fruit flies: Thermal control Spectroscopy Now
28 May 2014 » Mind altering lasers – dancing fruit flies Freedomizer Radio (with FlyMAD cartoon)
27 May 2014 » Flies get frisky after laser stimulation Wired
26 May 2014 » Fly mind control Earth Sky
26 May 2014 » Licht an für tanzende und singende Fliegen Innovations Report (German language)
26 May 2014 » Flies Sing and Moonwalk Softpedia
26 May 2014 » Wiener Forscher beeinflussen Fliegen-Hirn im Flug Future Zone (German language)
25 May 2014 » Mind alteration device makes flies sing and dance Science Daily
18 Mar 2014 » Mit Fühlern fliegen Fliegen anders ORF (German language)
16 Mar 2012 » Fruit fly trapped in 'holodeck' fooled by the illusion New Scientist TV blog
14 Dec 2010 » Im Auge der Drosophila ("In the eyes of Drosophila", interview with Andrew Straw in newspaper Der Standard, German language)
14 Dec 2010 » Eine Art Holodeck für Fliegen ("A type of Holodeck for flies", in newspaper Der Standard, German language)
10 Aug 2010 » Altitude control in Drosophila Current Biology video abstract, YouTube
28 Jan 2010 » Virtual Reality for Fruit Flies: Plans Unveiled MIT Technology Review blog

Andrew Straw is @strawman@sciencemastodon.com on Mastodon.